Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 19, 2012, Magnetek, Inc. (the "Company") announced that it expects to report a non-cash pre-tax asset impairment charge of approximately $1 million in its fourth quarter operating results. The Company determined that an impairment of fixed assets used in the manufacture and test of renewable energy inverters exists, due to current and expected incoming order and sales levels of the Company's inverters into renewable energy markets.

A copy of the press release announcing the non-cash impairment charge is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number Description 99.1 Magnetek, Inc. press release dated December 19, 2012 entitled "Magnetek Announces Non-Cash Impairment Charge."

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